Spiced Prawns with Dried Fruit Couscous

Name: Spiced Prawns with Dried Fruit Couscous
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Middle Eastern,
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 3/4 cup couscous; 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots; 1/4 cup chopped dried dates; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 tbsp honey; 1/4 tsp McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt; 1/4 tsp McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Black Pepper, Coarse Ground; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 cloves garlic thinly sliced; 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined; 2 tsps McCormick Gourmet™ Moroccan Seasoning Ras El Hanout; 2 tbsps chopped fresh cilantro; Lemon wedges

Moroccan-spiced shrimp are served over couscous that's studded with dried fruit and tossed with a lemony dressing. Photo credit: Ali Ebright from Gimme Some Oven.

15m

PREP TIME

10m

COOK TIME

442

CALORIES

15

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Dried Fruit Couscous
1 cup water
3/4 cup couscous
1/4 cup chopped dried apricots Substitutions available
- other dried fruit
1/4 cup chopped dried dates Substitutions available
- raisins
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Sicilian Sea Salt
1/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Coarse Ground Black Pepper
Spiced Prawns
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 teaspoons McCormick Gourmet™ Moroccan Seasoning Ras El Hanout
Garnishes
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Lemon wedges

INSTRUCTIONS

1 For the Couscous, bring water to boil in small saucepan. Stir in couscous and dried fruits; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes. Meanwhile, mix lemon juice, oil, honey, sea salt and pepper in small bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Fluff couscous with fork. Spoon into medium bowl. Add dressing; toss to coat well. Keep warm
2 For the Shrimp, heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until golden. Add shrimp; cook and stir on medium-high heat 2 minutes. Sprinkle with Seasoning; cook and stir 2 minutes longer or just until shrimp turn pink. Serve shrimp over couscous. Sprinkle with cilantro. Serve with lemon wedges